Archive of ‘Inspiration’ category

Across the World: My half-year in India Travel Blog #3. March 6, 2017 This land continues to bless me, challenge me, inspire me, and bring forth more of my truth. I am in love with her people, animals, land, food, music, dance, rich cultures and spiritual wisdom. I am challenged at times by her seeming [...] Read more…

Across the World: My half-year in India Travel Blog #2. Dec 24, 2016 It’s Christmas Eve in India. Just another day, but in my heart I recall all of the incredible Christmas Eves I spent in the US. Most of them in Minnesota, many in California, and a few in Oregon. This is my first [...] Read more…

Across the World: My half-year in India Travel Blog #1. Dec 2016 A variety of emotions, thoughts, and sensations accompany me when I travel solo. And in India, everything is amplified. And everything is a paradox. Including me. Wonderment & ease… Most of the time, I feel a sense of calm and wonder. No matter [...] Read more…

Dear Love, I’d like to tell you a sweet story. One of those melt your heart moments that you don’t want to ever forget. One of those moments where time seems to stop and you feel an avalanche of love pour over you. It was the middle of my Odissi dance training this past January [...] Read more…

Are you ready? I get asked this question about once a week from friends, family, acquaintances who know about my upcoming epic adventure in India. “Are you ready? How are the preparations coming? How are you feeling?” My answers are usually like…”well, I’m getting there.” Or sometimes “Yes! I am so ready!” Other times I [...] Read more…

Dearest Dreamer ~ How did we get here? How did this dream life come to be? From a small town Minnesota girl to a California dreamer to a world traveler, artist and teacher…how can this be? Who was that awkward little girl who felt inferior, average, shy, and so very unsure of herself for most [...] Read more…

After several weeks of travel, with a sore back and jet lag still lodged in the body, I came to my dance practice this past Friday hoping to get myself going and feeling good again. My legs trembled as I went through the Odissi practice. I fumbled through most of the stepping that I have [...] Read more…

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. You will be challenged… When you decide to step up your game. When you decide to make a change. When you commit [...] Read more…

Photo from Shakti School of Dance. Pushkar, Rajasthan 2016 Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. ~ Saint Augustine Dear beauty, I didn’t understand the massive power of humility until I embarked upon my Odissi Classical [...] Read more…